Led by Mayor Kevin Johnson, who is a former all-star NBA guard, they worked on a stadium plan and collaborated with a group led by Ranadive that was intent on keeping the team in northern California.
Windsor Park is part of a stadium redevelopment plan in Northern Ireland that also includes Ravenhill rugby ground and the GAA's Casement Park.
Another way to look at it is like a partial season ticket plan to a stadium.
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Cardiff Council say they are waiting for details of the business plan for the new stadium.
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Building a long term plan around a new stadium is a calculated risk that could certainly flop.
But it was, in fact, the plan to build the stadium that attracted Hicks to the bid in the first place.
The football club's plan for a new stadium at Copthall was approved by the council in 2001, but was rejected by then Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott.
In Los Angeles, city officials have tentatively agreed to another plan for a downtown stadium, and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa recently set up a city task force to oversee the project.
"Funding the maintenance of a stadium between 2012 and 2018 is quite a stretch, so I think we will continue to develop the plan that we have for the Olympic stadium, " added Jowell.
Their plan is to convert the stadium to a 60, 000-capacity arena for football, athletics, concerts and community use.
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The proposal includes a plan to build a new stadium in or around the Newport area and the plans envisage completion of the stadium by September 2009.
Meantime, the 49ers plan to open a new stadium in Santa Clara by 2014, assuming financing can be worked out (Santa Clara voters approved the stadium in June).
Last year, the city voters approved bonds to support the building of the new stadium, as well as a larger plan for a new downtown arena, a children's museum and a park.
While Tottenham plan to make the east-London stadium an 80, 000-seat venue, West Ham want to create a 60, 000-capacity arena for football, athletics, concerts and community use in a collaboration with Newham Council.
With the Reds looking to build on last season's success at the same time as they continue to plan for their move to a new stadium in 2009, the next few years are very important to the Reds.
Belfast City Council has a rival plan to build a 25, 000 seat stadium at Ormeau Park.
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Convincing plan holders to re-up for Shea Stadium's final season (nostalgia) and Citi Field's first season (novelty) was simple enough.
"Barnet FC's proposals for Copthall Stadium were approved by the council's planning committee but overturned by the then Secretary of State, " she said, referring to a plan for a 10, 000-seat stadium in 2001, which was rejected by then Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott.
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Three precious hectares were designated for a stadium and award-winning Parisian architect Henri Pottier began to plan for a new ground.
Interstellar sci-fi rock band Muse have become known for their ambitious stage shows - lead singer Matt Bellamy has a long-gestating plan to land a UFO during one of their stadium gigs - but they insist they try to keep ticket prices down.
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West Ham plan to retain the running track after moving into the stadium and create a 60, 000-capacity arena for football, athletics, concerts and community use.
Here's the problem with that plan: The New York area already has a sparkling stadium in an area filled with soccer-crazed immigrants that is a cheap, 20-minute train ride from Manhattan.
Under the plan, the Irish Football Association will build an 18, 000 seater stadium and two new spectator stands.
The Irish Football Association (IFA) plans to increase the stadium's capacity to 18, 000, but is consulting the public before submitting the plan.
The latest plan delivered to Gov. Mark Dayton shifted from using county sales taxes to user fees at the proposed stadium site in Arden Hills.
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